New Concept Pet Carry Backpack

As countries respond to energy conservation and emission reduction and advocate green and sustainable development, many traditional fields in the past are trying to use 3D printing technology to develop brand new products.

Now, through the use of an innovative 3D printed back pad, a 3D printed pet carrying backpack has been developed, the first recyclable backpack made from a single color material. Ideally, a product should be fully back in production at the end of its life cycle. This is true recycling, but it is still a huge challenge for the textile industry at the moment. Many products are made up of at least five to ten different materials or mixed fabrics and, therefore, cannot be separated by type.

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• that we've seen more and more of lately

• Compared with general plastic and rubber materials

that we've seen more and more of lately

So moving to a simple concept that we've seen more and more of lately, including the most recent concept car interior: a single-material construction. 3D pet carrying backpacks, harnesses and back pads are made from 100% thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), so there are no mixed materials to complicate recycling. All non-TPU parts, such as buckles, are easily removable so they can be removed before recycling. Among them, TPU, also known as PU thermoplastic, is a linear block copolymer composed of oligomer polyol soft segment and diisocyanate-chain extender hard segment.

Compared with general plastic and rubber materials

Compared with general plastic and rubber materials, TPU has a wide range of hardness, outstanding mechanical properties, excellent high/low temperature resistance, good processing performance, excellent environmental protection performance, strong plasticity, strong designability, and excellent transparency. It has both the high elasticity of rubber materials and the high strength of engineering plastics. In addition, TPU can be reused after being discarded, and can be automatically degraded in the composted state, without causing any pollution to the environment. Meeting the requirements of circular economy and sustainable development is one of the main development directions of new materials in the future. Welded seams have been used in the production of pet carry backpacks and bags, which are also a feature of the recyclability of 3D pet carry backpacks. Welds eliminate the need for threads that would otherwise hold various components and materials together, maintaining the integrity of a single material structure. Welding is also valuable because it eliminates pinholes, which improves water resistance.

In addition, the developers also said that this pet carrying backpack is not only a pioneer in environmentally friendly production due to its recyclability, but also benefits from the cooperation of 3D printing experts. The entire production process - including design, development and production - takes place entirely in Germany. For its main material, undyed material is used, which also reduces the use of chemicals.

This also indicates that 3D printing technology can continue to be used in the field of outdoor equipment in the future, products can be manufactured using a single material, localization of the supply chain and the implementation of comprehensive and sustainable product development. It can be said that this is the first step towards recyclable outdoor products and provides a new demonstration for more products made from a single material.